Knowledge, Attitudes And Behavior Related To Sexuality In Adolescents With Chronic Disability

  1. Barbara A. Cromer M.D1,*,
  2. Benedicta Enrile M.D2,
  3. Karen McCoy M.D3,
  4. Mary Jane Gerhardstein M.S.W4,
  5. Maureen Fitzpatrick B.A5,
  6. Jeffrey Judis B.A5

Article first published online: 12 NOV 2008

DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.1990.tb08544.x

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Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology

Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology

Volume 32, Issue 7, pages 602–610, July 1990

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Cromer, B. A., Enrile, B., McCoy, K., Gerhardstein, M. J., Fitzpatrick, M. and Judis, J. (1990), Knowledge, Attitudes And Behavior Related To Sexuality In Adolescents With Chronic Disability. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 32: 602–610. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.1990.tb08544.x

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  1. 1

    Department of Pediatrics, Section of Adolescent Medicine, The Ohio State University

  2. 2

    Department of Pediatrics, Handicapped Child Clinic

  3. 3

    Department of Pediatrics, Section of Pulmonary Medicine

  4. 4

    Department of Clinical Social Work;Children's Hospital, 700 Children's Drive, Columbus OH 43205.

  5. 5

    The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH.

**Correspondence to first author.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 12 NOV 2008
  2. Article first published online: 12 NOV 2008
  3. Accepted for publication 29th August 1989

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